- kick around (or about)
- kick around (or about)(of a thing) lie unwanted or unexploited.↘(of a person) drift idly from place to place.
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
kick around (or about)
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kick around — ► kick around (or about) 1) lie unwanted or unexploited. 2) treat (someone) roughly or without respect. 3) discuss (an idea) casually or experimentally. Main Entry: ↑kick … English terms dictionary
kick something around (or about) — discuss an idea casually or experimentally. → put the kibosh on … English new terms dictionary
kick around — phrasal verb kick around or kick about Word forms kick around : present tense I/you/we/they kick around he/she/it kicks around present participle kicking around past tense kicked around past participle kicked around informal 1) British… … English dictionary
kick around — verb 1. discuss lightly We bandied around these difficult questions • Syn: ↑bandy • Hypernyms: ↑hash out, ↑discuss, ↑talk over • Verb Frames: S … Useful english dictionary
kick around — {v.}, {informal} 1. To act roughly or badly to; treat badly; bully. * /John likes to kick around the little boys./ * /Mr. Jones is always kicking his dog around./ Syn.: PUSH AROUND. 2. To lie around or in a place; be treated carelessly; be… … Dictionary of American idioms
kick around — {v.}, {informal} 1. To act roughly or badly to; treat badly; bully. * /John likes to kick around the little boys./ * /Mr. Jones is always kicking his dog around./ Syn.: PUSH AROUND. 2. To lie around or in a place; be treated carelessly; be… … Dictionary of American idioms
kick\ around — v informal 1. To act roughly or badly to; treat badly; bully. John likes to kick around the little boys. Mr. Jones is always kicking his dog around. Syn.: push around 2. To lie around or in a place; be treated carelessly; be neglected. This old… … Словарь американских идиом
kick around — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. mistreat, treat badly, treat roughly, misuse; see abuse 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb Informal. To speak together and exchange ideas and opinions about: bandy (about), discuss, moot, talk over, thrash out (or over),… … English dictionary for students
kick around — verb Date: 1839 intransitive verb 1. to wander or pass time aimlessly 2. a. to lie about mostly unnoticed or forgotten b. to undergo consideration usually intermittently over a period of time < ideas that have been kicking around for years >… … New Collegiate Dictionary
kick around — abuse; wander about aimlessly … English contemporary dictionary
